महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-23

विधानं देवविहितं तत्र विद्वान्न मुह्यति ।
यथा सृष्टोऽसि राजेन्द्र तथा भवितुमर्हसि ॥२३॥

23. vidhānaṁ devavihitaṁ tatra vidvānna muhyati ,
yathā sṛṣṭo'si rājendra tathā bhavitumarhasi.

23. vidhānam devavihitam tatra vidvān na muhyati |
yathā sṛṣṭaḥ asi rājendra tathā bhavitum arhasi

23. rājendra vidvān devavihitam vidhānam tatra na
muhyati yathā asi sṛṣṭaḥ tathā bhavitum arhasi

23. A wise person is not bewildered by the divine ordinance (dharma). O great king, you ought to be just as you were created.

Words meanings summery:

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - divine ordinance or arrangement (arrangement, ordinance, rule, destiny)

• देवविहितम् (devavihitam) - ordained by the gods (divinely ordained, arranged by gods)

• तत्र (tatra) - regarding that (divine ordinance) (there, in that matter, in that case)

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person (wise, learned, knowing)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मुह्यति (muhyati) - is bewildered (is bewildered, is confused, faints)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created (created, sent forth, emitted)

• असि (asi) - you are

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O great king (addressing the listener) (O king of kings, O mighty king)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way (so, in that way, thus)

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be (to be, to become)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

विधानम् (vidhānam) - divine ordinance or arrangement (arrangement, ordinance, rule, destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - arrangement, ordinance, rule, destiny, creation, performance

Derived from root dhā with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

देवविहितम् (devavihitam) - ordained by the gods (divinely ordained, arranged by gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of devavihita

devavihita - ordained by gods, arranged by gods

Past Passive Participle

Compound of deva (god) and vihita (ordained, arranged, past passive participle of root dhā with vi-)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+vihita)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• vihita – ordained, arranged, performed, prescribed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with vidhānam

तत्र (tatra) - regarding that (divine ordinance) (there, in that matter, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of the pronominal stem 'tad'

विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person (wise, learned, knowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - wise, learned, knowing; a learned man

Present Active Participle

From root vid, 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Used as a substantive, meaning "a wise person"

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मुह्यति (muhyati) - is bewildered (is bewildered, is confused, faints)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created (created, sent forth, emitted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, sent forth, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛj (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O great king (addressing the listener) (O king of kings, O mighty king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor, a mighty king

Compound of rājan (king) and indra (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way (so, in that way, thus)

(indeclinable)

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to be (to be, to become)

(verb)

active, infinitive of bhū

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)